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Lexicon :: Strong's G1062 - gamos

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γάμος
Transliteration
gamos (Key)
Pronunciation
gam'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:648,111

Strong’s Definitions

γάμος gámos, gam'-os; of uncertain affinity; nuptials:—marriage, wedding.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G1062 in the following manner: marriage (9x), wedding (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G1062 in the following manner: marriage (9x), wedding (7x).

  1. a wedding or marriage festival, a wedding banquet, a wedding feast

  2. marriage, matrimony

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γάμος gámos, gam'-os; of uncertain affinity; nuptials:—marriage, wedding.
STRONGS G1062:
γάμος, -ου, ὁ, [probably from the root, gam, to bind, unite; Curtius, p. 546f], as in Greek writings from Homer down;
1. a wedding or marriage-festival: John 2:1; Revelation 19:7 (under the figure of a marriage here is represented the intimate and everlasting union of Christ, at his return from heaven, with his church); τὸ δεῖπνον τοῦ γάμου, Revelation 19:9 (a symbol of the future blessings of the Messiah's kingdom); especially a wedding-banquet, a marriage-feast: Matthew 22:8, 10 [here T WH Tr marginal reading νυμφών], Matthew 22:11, 12; plural (referring apparently to the several acts of feasting), Matthew 22:2ff, Matthew 22:9; Matthew 25:10; Luke 12:36; Luke 14:8 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3; Buttmann, 23 (21)).
2. marriage, matrimony: Hebrews 13:4.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
22:2; 22:8; 22:9; 22:10; 22:11; 22:12; 25:10
Luke
12:36; 14:8
John
2:1
Hebrews
13:4
Revelation
19:7; 19:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1062 matches the Greek γάμος (gamos),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:2 - “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:3 - When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:4 - “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:8 - And he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:9 - Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10 - So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:11 - “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:12 - ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:10 - “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:36 - as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:8 - “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:1 - The next day[fn] there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:2 - and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:4 - Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:7 - Let us be glad and rejoice,
and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
and his bride has prepared herself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 - And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”
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